Strawberry Festival

There are not many other foods Abhi loves more than strawberries! So, I thought it might be fun to head out the Delaplane Strawberry festival yesterday. It was at State Meadows park, just about 30 minute drive west, and is really pretty. It is set in the rolling green hills with views of the mountains and countryside. It was also a beautiful day, sunny and gorgeous for an outing. It did get a bit hot in the sun but I am not complaining - I am so glad it is not cold anymore (also, I am hot constantly these days anyway!).

First we walked around and Abhi rode around in the stroller waking up. He fell asleep in the car on the way. Any car ride more than 15 minutes, he is out. I think that is because when he isn't strapped down, he is constantly on the move and can't sit still. The only time he can sit still is for Sesame street or Curious George otherwise he is always busy! Anyway, he woke up quick and saw there was a lot going on around him that he wanted to get out and explore so out of the stroller he went. There were lots of small tractor-type vehicles people organizing were riding around and he was quite taken with watching those. The next big interest was the rocky road we were walking on....'lots of rocks' he said and was very thrilled. It's the little things that he appreciates! Visiting with his buddy Everett (see description below):


We headed over and took a hayride. Abhi was very impressed by the tractor and sat nicely for the ride. He wanted to sit directly on the hay, not in Ks lap. He likes to be very independent and do things on his own. After that we headed over the food area because we ran into two sets of friends and thought we could visit for a bit; Abhi's friend Everett, his mom, and grandma and Ks old boss Julie and family. So, Abhi sat (well between wondering everywhere within the vicinity) and visited with Everett and K talked to Julie for a bit. That also entailed eating some goodies. Abhi had a pretzel (homemade- it was so good, a far cry from the ones you get at the mall), which I think I appreciated more than Abhi, a strawberry smoothie which was awesome, and Abhi spent time mooching off Everett and ate some if his curly fries and snow cone (he is always mooching food from friends). Then we said goodbye and it was off to see the farm animals. I think Abhi most enjoyed the turkey which was making sounds and "dancing" around. Not sure if it was a gobble, but it was something interesting and funny to Abhi. Abhi and some of the animals:


They also had pony rides so we had to do that. I thought Abhi would be too young, but Everett, who is the same age as Abhi, had gone so we knew it was possible. He got a riding helmet and was really good about putting it on. I wasn't sure about that part because he doesn't usually like wearing hats. It was a little big, but it was so cute on him! They had a really small pony he rode and he sat up there and put his hands on the saddle to hold on. Two young girls helped him go around the pasture and K walked with him as well. He did really well and seemed to be having fun. Here are some pictures of the event:


We ate before leaving which included a yummy strawberry shortcake. Abhi did a bit more running around. Then we bought some strawberries and headed out. Abhi, again, fell asleep in the car on the way home and was out for a nap for about 3 and a half hours. He was beat! It was a great outing!